diff --git a/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.cc b/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.cc
index 05b15466..4d6d3f1b 100644
--- a/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.cc
+++ b/src/class_diagram/generators/plantuml/class_diagram_generator.cc
@@ -38,16 +38,24 @@ void generator::generate_link(
 
     auto context = element_context(e);
 
-    if (!config().generate_links().link.empty()) {
+    auto maybe_link_pattern = get_link_pattern(e);
+    if (maybe_link_pattern) {
+        const auto &[link_prefix, link_pattern] = *maybe_link_pattern;
+        auto ec = element_context(e);
+        common::generators::make_context_source_relative(ec, link_prefix);
+
         ostr << " [[[";
-        ostr << env().render(
-            std::string_view{config().generate_links().link}, context);
+        ostr << env().render(std::string_view{link_pattern}, context);
     }
 
-    if (!config().generate_links().tooltip.empty()) {
+    auto maybe_tooltip_pattern = get_tooltip_pattern(e);
+
+    if (maybe_tooltip_pattern) {
+        const auto &[tooltip_prefix, tooltip_pattern] = *maybe_tooltip_pattern;
+        auto ec = element_context(e);
+        common::generators::make_context_source_relative(ec, tooltip_prefix);
         ostr << "{";
-        ostr << env().render(
-            std::string_view{config().generate_links().tooltip}, context);
+        ostr << env().render(std::string_view{tooltip_pattern}, ec);
         ostr << "}";
     }
     ostr << "]]]";
diff --git a/src/common/generators/generator.h b/src/common/generators/generator.h
index 27b548e1..3715c03c 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/generator.h
+++ b/src/common/generators/generator.h
@@ -17,10 +17,22 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
+#include "common/model/source_location.h"
+#include "util/error.h"
+#include "util/util.h"
+
+#include <inja/inja.hpp>
+
+#include <optional>
 #include <ostream>
+#include <regex>
+#include <string>
 
 namespace clanguml::common::generators {
 
+void make_context_source_relative(
+    inja::json &context, const std::string &prefix);
+
 /**
  * @brief Common diagram generator interface
  *
@@ -38,6 +50,8 @@ public:
         : config_{config}
         , model_{model}
     {
+        init_context();
+        init_env();
     }
 
     virtual ~generator() = default;
@@ -68,9 +82,240 @@ public:
      */
     const DiagramType &model() const { return model_; }
 
+    template <typename E> inja::json element_context(const E &e) const;
+
+    std::optional<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> get_link_pattern(
+        const common::model::source_location &sl) const
+    {
+        if (sl.file_relative().empty()) {
+            return config().generate_links().get_link_pattern(sl.file());
+        }
+
+        return config().generate_links().get_link_pattern(".");
+    }
+
+    std::optional<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> get_tooltip_pattern(
+        const common::model::source_location &sl) const
+    {
+        if (sl.file_relative().empty()) {
+            return config().generate_links().get_tooltip_pattern(sl.file());
+        }
+
+        return config().generate_links().get_tooltip_pattern(".");
+    }
+
+    void init_context();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Update diagram Jinja context
+     *
+     * This method updates the diagram context with models properties
+     * which can be used to render Jinja templates in the diagram (e.g.
+     * in notes or links)
+     */
+    void update_context() const;
+
+    void init_env();
+
+    const inja::json &context() const;
+
+    inja::Environment &env() const;
+
+protected:
+    mutable inja::json m_context;
+    mutable inja::Environment m_env;
+
 private:
     ConfigType &config_;
     DiagramType &model_;
 };
 
+template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::init_context()
+{
+    const auto &config = generators::generator<C, D>::config();
+
+    if (config.git) {
+        m_context["git"]["branch"] = config.git().branch;
+        m_context["git"]["revision"] = config.git().revision;
+        m_context["git"]["commit"] = config.git().commit;
+        m_context["git"]["toplevel"] = config.git().toplevel;
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::update_context() const
+{
+    m_context["diagram"] = model().context();
+}
+
+template <typename C, typename D>
+const inja::json &generator<C, D>::context() const
+{
+    return m_context;
+}
+
+template <typename C, typename D>
+inja::Environment &generator<C, D>::env() const
+{
+    return m_env;
+}
+
+template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::init_env()
+{
+    const auto &model = generators::generator<C, D>::model();
+    const auto &config = generators::generator<C, D>::config();
+
+    //
+    // Add basic string functions to inja environment
+    //
+
+    // Check if string is empty
+    m_env.add_callback("empty", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        return args.at(0)->get<std::string>().empty();
+    });
+
+    // Remove spaces from the left of a string
+    m_env.add_callback("ltrim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        return util::ltrim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
+    });
+
+    // Remove trailing spaces from a string
+    m_env.add_callback("rtrim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        return util::rtrim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
+    });
+
+    // Remove spaces before and after a string
+    m_env.add_callback("trim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        return util::trim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
+    });
+
+    // Make a string shorted with a limit to
+    m_env.add_callback("abbrv", 2, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        return util::abbreviate(
+            args.at(0)->get<std::string>(), args.at(1)->get<unsigned>());
+    });
+
+    m_env.add_callback("replace", 3, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        std::string result = args[0]->get<std::string>();
+        std::regex pattern(args[1]->get<std::string>());
+        return std::regex_replace(result, pattern, args[2]->get<std::string>());
+    });
+
+    m_env.add_callback("split", 2, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        return util::split(
+            args[0]->get<std::string>(), args[1]->get<std::string>());
+    });
+
+    //
+    // Add PlantUML specific functions
+    //
+
+    // Return the entire element JSON context based on element name
+    // e.g.:
+    //   {{ element("clanguml::t00050::A").comment }}
+    //
+    m_env.add_callback("element", 1, [&model, &config](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        inja::json res{};
+        auto element_opt = model.get_with_namespace(
+            args[0]->get<std::string>(), config.using_namespace());
+
+        if (element_opt.has_value())
+            res = element_opt.value().context();
+
+        return res;
+    });
+
+    // Convert C++ entity to PlantUML alias, e.g.
+    //   "note left of {{ alias("A") }}: This is a note"
+    // Shortcut to:
+    //   {{ element("A").alias }}
+    //
+    m_env.add_callback("alias", 1, [&model, &config](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        auto element_opt = model.get_with_namespace(
+            args[0]->get<std::string>(), config.using_namespace());
+
+        if (!element_opt.has_value())
+            throw clanguml::error::uml_alias_missing(
+                args[0]->get<std::string>());
+
+        return element_opt.value().alias();
+    });
+
+    // Get elements' comment:
+    //   "note left of {{ alias("A") }}: {{ comment("A") }}"
+    // Shortcut to:
+    //   {{ element("A").comment }}
+    //
+    m_env.add_callback("comment", 1, [&model, &config](inja::Arguments &args) {
+        inja::json res{};
+        auto element_opt = model.get_with_namespace(
+            args[0]->get<std::string>(), config.using_namespace());
+
+        if (!element_opt.has_value())
+            throw clanguml::error::uml_alias_missing(
+                args[0]->get<std::string>());
+
+        auto comment = element_opt.value().comment();
+
+        if (comment.has_value()) {
+            assert(comment.value().is_object());
+            res = comment.value();
+        }
+
+        return res;
+    });
+}
+
+template <typename C, typename D>
+template <typename E>
+inja::json generator<C, D>::element_context(const E &e) const
+{
+    const auto &diagram_context = context();
+
+    inja::json ctx;
+    ctx["element"] = e.context();
+#if _MSC_VER
+    if (ctx.contains("git")) {
+#else
+    if (diagram_context.template contains("git")) {
+#endif
+        ctx["git"] = diagram_context["git"];
+    }
+
+    if (!e.file().empty()) {
+        std::filesystem::path file{e.file()};
+        std::string git_relative_path = file.string();
+        if (!e.file_relative().empty()) {
+#if _MSC_VER
+            if (file.is_absolute() && ctx.contains("git")) {
+#else
+            if (file.is_absolute() &&
+                diagram_context.template contains("git")) {
+#endif
+                git_relative_path = std::filesystem::relative(
+                    file, diagram_context["git"]["toplevel"])
+                                        .string();
+                ctx["element"]["source"]["path"] =
+                    util::path_to_url(git_relative_path);
+            }
+            else {
+                ctx["element"]["source"]["path"] = e.file();
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            git_relative_path = "";
+            ctx["element"]["source"]["path"] = e.file();
+        }
+
+        ctx["element"]["source"]["full_path"] = file.string();
+        ctx["element"]["source"]["name"] = file.filename().string();
+        ctx["element"]["source"]["line"] = e.line();
+    }
+
+    const auto &maybe_comment = e.comment();
+    if (maybe_comment) {
+        ctx["element"]["comment"] = maybe_comment.value();
+    }
+
+    return ctx;
+}
 } // namespace clanguml::common::generators
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/generators/generators.cc b/src/common/generators/generators.cc
index 592c6c31..2637d22f 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/generators.cc
+++ b/src/common/generators/generators.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,28 @@
 #include "progress_indicator.h"
 
 namespace clanguml::common::generators {
+void make_context_source_relative(
+    inja::json &context, const std::string &prefix)
+{
+    if (!context.contains("element"))
+        return;
+
+    if (!context["element"].contains("source"))
+        return;
+
+    auto &source = context["element"]["source"];
+
+    if (source.at("path").empty())
+        return;
+
+    auto path = std::filesystem::path(source.at("path"));
+    auto prefix_path = std::filesystem::path(prefix);
+    if (path.is_absolute() && util::is_relative_to(path, prefix_path)) {
+        source["path"] = relative(path, prefix_path);
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
 void find_translation_units_for_diagrams(
     const std::vector<std::string> &diagram_names,
     clanguml::config::config &config,
diff --git a/src/common/generators/mermaid/generator.h b/src/common/generators/mermaid/generator.h
index f48d6fa8..6a24e2f1 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/mermaid/generator.h
+++ b/src/common/generators/mermaid/generator.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ public:
         : clanguml::common::generators::generator<ConfigType, DiagramType>{
               config, model}
     {
-        init_context();
-        init_env();
     }
 
     ~generator() override = default;
@@ -169,84 +167,11 @@ public:
      */
     void print_debug(
         const common::model::source_location &e, std::ostream &ostr) const;
-    /**
-     * @brief Update diagram Jinja context
-     *
-     * This method updates the diagram context with models properties
-     * which can be used to render Jinja templates in the diagram (e.g.
-     * in notes or links)
-     */
-    void update_context() const;
-
-protected:
-    const inja::json &context() const;
-
-    inja::Environment &env() const;
-
-    template <typename E> inja::json element_context(const E &e) const;
-
-private:
-    void init_context();
-
-    void init_env();
 
 protected:
     mutable std::set<std::string> m_generated_aliases;
-    mutable inja::json m_context;
-    mutable inja::Environment m_env;
 };
 
-template <typename C, typename D>
-const inja::json &generator<C, D>::context() const
-{
-    return m_context;
-}
-
-template <typename C, typename D>
-inja::Environment &generator<C, D>::env() const
-{
-    return m_env;
-}
-
-template <typename C, typename D>
-template <typename E>
-inja::json generator<C, D>::element_context(const E &e) const
-{
-    auto ctx = context();
-
-    ctx["element"] = e.context();
-
-    if (!e.file().empty()) {
-        std::filesystem::path file{e.file()};
-        std::string git_relative_path = file.string();
-        if (!e.file_relative().empty()) {
-#if _MSC_VER
-            if (file.is_absolute() && ctx.contains("git"))
-#else
-            if (file.is_absolute() && ctx.template contains("git"))
-#endif
-                git_relative_path =
-                    std::filesystem::relative(file, ctx["git"]["toplevel"])
-                        .string();
-        }
-        else {
-            git_relative_path = "";
-        }
-
-        ctx["element"]["source"]["path"] = util::path_to_url(git_relative_path);
-        ctx["element"]["source"]["full_path"] = file.string();
-        ctx["element"]["source"]["name"] = file.filename().string();
-        ctx["element"]["source"]["line"] = e.line();
-    }
-
-    const auto maybe_comment = e.comment();
-    if (maybe_comment) {
-        ctx["element"]["comment"] = maybe_comment.value();
-    }
-
-    return ctx;
-}
-
 template <typename C, typename D>
 void generator<C, D>::generate(std::ostream &ostr) const
 {
@@ -259,7 +184,7 @@ void generator<C, D>::generate(std::ostream &ostr) const
             "Diagram configuration resulted in empty diagram."};
     }
 
-    update_context();
+    generators::generator<C, D>::update_context();
 
     generate_title(ostr);
 
@@ -278,55 +203,66 @@ template <typename C, typename D>
 template <typename E>
 void generator<C, D>::generate_link(std::ostream &ostr, const E &e) const
 {
-    const auto &config = generators::generator<C, D>::config();
-
-    if (e.file().empty())
+    if (e.file().empty() && e.file_relative().empty())
         return;
 
-    if (config.generate_links().link.empty() &&
-        config.generate_links().tooltip.empty())
+    auto maybe_link_pattern = generators::generator<C, D>::get_link_pattern(e);
+
+    if (!maybe_link_pattern)
         return;
 
+    const auto &[link_prefix, link_pattern] = *maybe_link_pattern;
+
     ostr << indent(1) << "click " << e.alias() << " href \"";
     try {
+        auto ec = generators::generator<C, D>::element_context(e);
+        common::generators::make_context_source_relative(ec, link_prefix);
         std::string link{};
-        if (!config.generate_links().link.empty()) {
-            link = env().render(std::string_view{config.generate_links().link},
-                element_context(e));
+        if (!link_pattern.empty()) {
+            link = generators::generator<C, D>::env().render(
+                std::string_view{link_pattern}, ec);
         }
         if (link.empty())
             link = " ";
         ostr << link;
     }
     catch (const inja::json::parse_error &e) {
-        LOG_ERROR(
-            "Failed to parse Jinja template: {}", config.generate_links().link);
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to parse Jinja template: {}", link_pattern);
         ostr << " ";
     }
     catch (const inja::json::exception &e) {
         LOG_ERROR("Failed to render comment directive: \n{}\n due to: {}",
-            config.generate_links().link, e.what());
+            link_pattern, e.what());
         ostr << " ";
     }
     ostr << "\"";
 
-    if (!config.generate_links().tooltip.empty()) {
+    auto maybe_tooltip_pattern =
+        generators::generator<C, D>::get_tooltip_pattern(e);
+
+    if (!maybe_tooltip_pattern)
+        return;
+
+    const auto &[tooltip_prefix, tooltip_pattern] = *maybe_tooltip_pattern;
+
+    if (!tooltip_pattern.empty()) {
         ostr << " \"";
         try {
-            auto tooltip_text =
-                env().render(std::string_view{config.generate_links().tooltip},
-                    element_context(e));
+            auto ec = generators::generator<C, D>::element_context(e);
+            common::generators::make_context_source_relative(
+                ec, tooltip_prefix);
+            auto tooltip_text = generators::generator<C, D>::env().render(
+                std::string_view{tooltip_pattern}, ec);
             util::replace_all(tooltip_text, "\"", "&bdquo;");
             ostr << tooltip_text;
         }
         catch (const inja::json::parse_error &e) {
-            LOG_ERROR("Failed to parse Jinja template: {}",
-                config.generate_links().link);
+            LOG_ERROR("Failed to parse Jinja template: {}", tooltip_pattern);
             ostr << " ";
         }
         catch (const inja::json::exception &e) {
             LOG_ERROR("Failed to render PlantUML directive: \n{}\n due to: {}",
-                config.generate_links().link, e.what());
+                tooltip_pattern, e.what());
             ostr << " ";
         }
 
@@ -348,7 +284,8 @@ void generator<C, D>::generate_mermaid_directives(
     for (const auto &d : directives) {
         try {
             // Render the directive with template engine first
-            std::string directive{env().render(std::string_view{d}, context())};
+            std::string directive{generators::generator<C, D>::env().render(
+                std::string_view{d}, generators::generator<C, D>::context())};
 
             // Now search for alias `@A()` directives in the text
             // (this is deprecated)
@@ -453,127 +390,4 @@ std::ostream &operator<<(
     g.generate(os);
     return os;
 }
-
-template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::init_context()
-{
-    const auto &config = generators::generator<C, D>::config();
-
-    if (config.git) {
-        m_context["git"]["branch"] = config.git().branch;
-        m_context["git"]["revision"] = config.git().revision;
-        m_context["git"]["commit"] = config.git().commit;
-        m_context["git"]["toplevel"] = config.git().toplevel;
-    }
-}
-
-template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::update_context() const
-{
-    m_context["diagram"] = generators::generator<C, D>::model().context();
-}
-
-template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::init_env()
-{
-    const auto &model = generators::generator<C, D>::model();
-    const auto &config = generators::generator<C, D>::config();
-
-    //
-    // Add basic string functions to inja environment
-    //
-
-    // Check if string is empty
-    m_env.add_callback("empty", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return args.at(0)->get<std::string>().empty();
-    });
-
-    // Remove spaces from the left of a string
-    m_env.add_callback("ltrim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::ltrim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    // Remove trailing spaces from a string
-    m_env.add_callback("rtrim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::rtrim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    // Remove spaces before and after a string
-    m_env.add_callback("trim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::trim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    // Make a string shorted with a limit to
-    m_env.add_callback("abbrv", 2, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::abbreviate(
-            args.at(0)->get<std::string>(), args.at(1)->get<unsigned>());
-    });
-
-    m_env.add_callback("replace", 3, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        std::string result = args[0]->get<std::string>();
-        std::regex pattern(args[1]->get<std::string>());
-        return std::regex_replace(result, pattern, args[2]->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    m_env.add_callback("split", 2, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::split(
-            args[0]->get<std::string>(), args[1]->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    //
-    // Add MermaidJS specific functions
-    //
-
-    // Return the entire element JSON context based on element name
-    // e.g.:
-    //   {{ element("clanguml::t00050::A").comment }}
-    //
-    m_env.add_callback("element", 1, [&model, &config](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        inja::json res{};
-        auto element_opt = model.get_with_namespace(
-            args[0]->get<std::string>(), config.using_namespace());
-
-        if (element_opt.has_value())
-            res = element_opt.value().context();
-
-        return res;
-    });
-
-    // Convert C++ entity to MermaidJS alias, e.g.
-    //   "note left of {{ alias("A") }}: This is a note"
-    // Shortcut to:
-    //   {{ element("A").alias }}
-    //
-    m_env.add_callback("alias", 1, [&model, &config](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        auto element_opt = model.get_with_namespace(
-            args[0]->get<std::string>(), config.using_namespace());
-
-        if (!element_opt.has_value())
-            throw clanguml::error::uml_alias_missing(
-                args[0]->get<std::string>());
-
-        return element_opt.value().alias();
-    });
-
-    // Get elements' comment:
-    //   "note left of {{ alias("A") }}: {{ comment("A") }}"
-    // Shortcut to:
-    //   {{ element("A").comment }}
-    //
-    m_env.add_callback("comment", 1, [&model, &config](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        inja::json res{};
-        auto element_opt = model.get_with_namespace(
-            args[0]->get<std::string>(), config.using_namespace());
-
-        if (!element_opt.has_value())
-            throw clanguml::error::uml_alias_missing(
-                args[0]->get<std::string>());
-
-        auto comment = element_opt.value().comment();
-
-        if (comment.has_value()) {
-            assert(comment.value().is_object());
-            res = comment.value();
-        }
-
-        return res;
-    });
-}
 } // namespace clanguml::common::generators::mermaid
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h b/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h
index 9adc60bc..d5d845ed 100644
--- a/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h
+++ b/src/common/generators/plantuml/generator.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "common/model/filters/diagram_filter.h"
 #include "common/model/relationship.h"
 #include "config/config.h"
-#include "util/error.h"
 #include "util/util.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
@@ -63,8 +62,6 @@ public:
         : clanguml::common::generators::generator<ConfigType, DiagramType>{
               config, model}
     {
-        init_context();
-        init_env();
     }
 
     ~generator() override = default;
@@ -177,21 +174,6 @@ public:
      */
     void print_debug(
         const common::model::source_location &e, std::ostream &ostr) const;
-    /**
-     * @brief Update diagram Jinja context
-     *
-     * This method updates the diagram context with models properties
-     * which can be used to render Jinja templates in the diagram (e.g.
-     * in notes or links)
-     */
-    void update_context() const;
-
-protected:
-    const inja::json &context() const;
-
-    inja::Environment &env() const;
-
-    template <typename E> inja::json element_context(const E &e) const;
 
 private:
     void generate_row_column_hints(std::ostream &ostr,
@@ -200,74 +182,17 @@ private:
     void generate_position_hints(std::ostream &ostr,
         const std::string &entity_name, const config::layout_hint &hint) const;
 
-    void init_context();
-
-    void init_env();
-
 protected:
     mutable std::set<std::string> m_generated_aliases;
-    mutable inja::json m_context;
-    mutable inja::Environment m_env;
 };
 
-template <typename C, typename D>
-const inja::json &generator<C, D>::context() const
-{
-    return m_context;
-}
-
-template <typename C, typename D>
-inja::Environment &generator<C, D>::env() const
-{
-    return m_env;
-}
-
-template <typename C, typename D>
-template <typename E>
-inja::json generator<C, D>::element_context(const E &e) const
-{
-    auto ctx = context();
-
-    ctx["element"] = e.context();
-
-    if (!e.file().empty()) {
-        std::filesystem::path file{e.file()};
-        std::string git_relative_path = file.string();
-        if (!e.file_relative().empty()) {
-#if _MSC_VER
-            if (file.is_absolute() && ctx.contains("git"))
-#else
-            if (file.is_absolute() && ctx.template contains("git"))
-#endif
-                git_relative_path =
-                    std::filesystem::relative(file, ctx["git"]["toplevel"])
-                        .string();
-        }
-        else {
-            git_relative_path = "";
-        }
-
-        ctx["element"]["source"]["path"] = util::path_to_url(git_relative_path);
-        ctx["element"]["source"]["full_path"] = file.string();
-        ctx["element"]["source"]["name"] = file.filename().string();
-        ctx["element"]["source"]["line"] = e.line();
-    }
-
-    const auto &maybe_comment = e.comment();
-    if (maybe_comment) {
-        ctx["element"]["comment"] = maybe_comment.value();
-    }
-
-    return ctx;
-}
-
 template <typename C, typename D>
 void generator<C, D>::generate(std::ostream &ostr) const
 {
     const auto &config = generators::generator<C, D>::config();
     const auto &model = generators::generator<C, D>::model();
 
-    update_context();
+    generators::generator<C, D>::update_context();
 
     if (!config.allow_empty_diagrams() && model.is_empty() &&
         config.puml().before.empty() && config.puml().after.empty()) {
@@ -413,7 +338,8 @@ void generator<C, D>::generate_plantuml_directives(
     for (const auto &d : directives) {
         try {
             // Render the directive with template engine first
-            std::string directive{env().render(std::string_view{d}, context())};
+            std::string directive{generators::generator<C, D>::env().render(
+                std::string_view{d}, generators::generator<C, D>::context())};
 
             // Now search for alias `@A()` directives in the text
             // (this is deprecated)
@@ -519,42 +445,56 @@ template <typename C, typename D>
 template <typename E>
 void generator<C, D>::generate_link(std::ostream &ostr, const E &e) const
 {
-    const auto &config = generators::generator<C, D>::config();
-
-    if (e.file_relative().empty())
+    if (e.file().empty() && e.file_relative().empty())
         return;
 
+    auto maybe_link_pattern = generators::generator<C, D>::get_link_pattern(e);
+
+    if (!maybe_link_pattern)
+        return;
+
+    const auto &[link_prefix, link_pattern] = *maybe_link_pattern;
+
     ostr << " [[";
     try {
-        if (!config.generate_links().link.empty()) {
-            ostr << env().render(std::string_view{config.generate_links().link},
-                element_context(e));
+        if (!link_pattern.empty()) {
+            auto ec = generators::generator<C, D>::element_context(e);
+            common::generators::make_context_source_relative(ec, link_prefix);
+            ostr << generators::generator<C, D>::env().render(
+                std::string_view{link_pattern}, ec);
         }
     }
     catch (const inja::json::parse_error &e) {
-        LOG_ERROR(
-            "Failed to parse Jinja template: {}", config.generate_links().link);
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to parse Jinja template: {}", link_pattern);
     }
     catch (const inja::json::exception &e) {
         LOG_ERROR("Failed to render PlantUML directive: \n{}\n due to: {}",
-            config.generate_links().link, e.what());
+            link_pattern, e.what());
     }
 
+    auto maybe_tooltip_pattern =
+        generators::generator<C, D>::get_tooltip_pattern(e);
+
+    if (!maybe_tooltip_pattern)
+        return;
+
+    const auto &[tooltip_prefix, tooltip_pattern] = *maybe_tooltip_pattern;
+
     ostr << "{";
     try {
-        if (!config.generate_links().tooltip.empty()) {
-            ostr << env().render(
-                std::string_view{config.generate_links().tooltip},
-                element_context(e));
+        auto ec = generators::generator<C, D>::element_context(e);
+        common::generators::make_context_source_relative(ec, tooltip_prefix);
+        if (!tooltip_pattern.empty()) {
+            ostr << generators::generator<C, D>::env().render(
+                std::string_view{tooltip_pattern}, ec);
         }
     }
     catch (const inja::json::parse_error &e) {
-        LOG_ERROR(
-            "Failed to parse Jinja template: {}", config.generate_links().link);
+        LOG_ERROR("Failed to parse Jinja template: {}", tooltip_pattern);
     }
     catch (const inja::json::exception &e) {
         LOG_ERROR("Failed to render PlantUML directive: \n{}\n due to: {}",
-            config.generate_links().link, e.what());
+            tooltip_pattern, e.what());
     }
 
     ostr << "}";
@@ -579,126 +519,4 @@ std::ostream &operator<<(
     return os;
 }
 
-template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::init_context()
-{
-    const auto &config = generators::generator<C, D>::config();
-
-    if (config.git) {
-        m_context["git"]["branch"] = config.git().branch;
-        m_context["git"]["revision"] = config.git().revision;
-        m_context["git"]["commit"] = config.git().commit;
-        m_context["git"]["toplevel"] = config.git().toplevel;
-    }
-}
-
-template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::update_context() const
-{
-    m_context["diagram"] = generators::generator<C, D>::model().context();
-}
-
-template <typename C, typename D> void generator<C, D>::init_env()
-{
-    const auto &model = generators::generator<C, D>::model();
-    const auto &config = generators::generator<C, D>::config();
-
-    //
-    // Add basic string functions to inja environment
-    //
-
-    // Check if string is empty
-    m_env.add_callback("empty", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return args.at(0)->get<std::string>().empty();
-    });
-
-    // Remove spaces from the left of a string
-    m_env.add_callback("ltrim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::ltrim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    // Remove trailing spaces from a string
-    m_env.add_callback("rtrim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::rtrim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    // Remove spaces before and after a string
-    m_env.add_callback("trim", 1, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::trim(args.at(0)->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    // Make a string shorted with a limit to
-    m_env.add_callback("abbrv", 2, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::abbreviate(
-            args.at(0)->get<std::string>(), args.at(1)->get<unsigned>());
-    });
-
-    m_env.add_callback("replace", 3, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        std::string result = args[0]->get<std::string>();
-        std::regex pattern(args[1]->get<std::string>());
-        return std::regex_replace(result, pattern, args[2]->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    m_env.add_callback("split", 2, [](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        return util::split(
-            args[0]->get<std::string>(), args[1]->get<std::string>());
-    });
-
-    //
-    // Add PlantUML specific functions
-    //
-
-    // Return the entire element JSON context based on element name
-    // e.g.:
-    //   {{ element("clanguml::t00050::A").comment }}
-    //
-    m_env.add_callback("element", 1, [&model, &config](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        inja::json res{};
-        auto element_opt = model.get_with_namespace(
-            args[0]->get<std::string>(), config.using_namespace());
-
-        if (element_opt.has_value())
-            res = element_opt.value().context();
-
-        return res;
-    });
-
-    // Convert C++ entity to PlantUML alias, e.g.
-    //   "note left of {{ alias("A") }}: This is a note"
-    // Shortcut to:
-    //   {{ element("A").alias }}
-    //
-    m_env.add_callback("alias", 1, [&model, &config](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        auto element_opt = model.get_with_namespace(
-            args[0]->get<std::string>(), config.using_namespace());
-
-        if (!element_opt.has_value())
-            throw clanguml::error::uml_alias_missing(
-                args[0]->get<std::string>());
-
-        return element_opt.value().alias();
-    });
-
-    // Get elements' comment:
-    //   "note left of {{ alias("A") }}: {{ comment("A") }}"
-    // Shortcut to:
-    //   {{ element("A").comment }}
-    //
-    m_env.add_callback("comment", 1, [&model, &config](inja::Arguments &args) {
-        inja::json res{};
-        auto element_opt = model.get_with_namespace(
-            args[0]->get<std::string>(), config.using_namespace());
-
-        if (!element_opt.has_value())
-            throw clanguml::error::uml_alias_missing(
-                args[0]->get<std::string>());
-
-        auto comment = element_opt.value().comment();
-
-        if (comment.has_value()) {
-            assert(comment.value().is_object());
-            res = comment.value();
-        }
-
-        return res;
-    });
-}
 } // namespace clanguml::common::generators::plantuml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config/config.h b/src/config/config.h
index d9b40de6..4c3b1126 100644
--- a/src/config/config.h
+++ b/src/config/config.h
@@ -455,8 +455,44 @@ struct layout_hint {
 using layout_hints = std::map<std::string, std::vector<layout_hint>>;
 
 struct generate_links_config {
-    std::string link;
-    std::string tooltip;
+    std::map</* path */ std::string, /* pattern */ std::string> link;
+    std::map</* path */ std::string, /* pattern */ std::string> tooltip;
+
+    std::optional<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> get_link_pattern(
+        const std::string &path) const
+    {
+        if (link.empty())
+            return {};
+
+        if ((path.empty() || path == ".") && link.count(".") > 0) {
+            return {{".", link.at(".")}};
+        }
+
+        for (const auto &[key, pattern] : link) {
+            if (util::starts_with(path, key))
+                return {{key, pattern}};
+        }
+
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    std::optional<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> get_tooltip_pattern(
+        const std::string &path) const
+    {
+        if (tooltip.empty())
+            return {};
+
+        if ((path.empty() || path == ".") && tooltip.count(".") > 0) {
+            return {{".", tooltip.at(".")}};
+        }
+
+        for (const auto &[key, pattern] : tooltip) {
+            if (util::starts_with(path, key))
+                return {{key, pattern}};
+        }
+
+        return {};
+    }
 };
 
 struct git_config {
diff --git a/src/config/schema.h b/src/config/schema.h
index ebaa3d47..7a3bfdbf 100644
--- a/src/config/schema.h
+++ b/src/config/schema.h
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ types:
         - abbreviated
         - none
     generate_links_t:
-        link: string
-        tooltip: string
+        link: !optional [string, map_t<string;string>]
+        tooltip: !optional [string, map_t<string;string>]
     git_t:
         branch: string
         revision: [string, int]
diff --git a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
index f4994b2a..a9b5fe9f 100644
--- a/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
+++ b/src/config/yaml_decoders.cc
@@ -616,11 +616,19 @@ template <> struct convert<filter> {
 template <> struct convert<generate_links_config> {
     static bool decode(const Node &node, generate_links_config &rhs)
     {
-        if (node["link"])
-            rhs.link = node["link"].as<decltype(rhs.link)>();
+        if (node["link"]) {
+            if (node["link"].IsMap())
+                rhs.link = node["link"].as<decltype(rhs.link)>();
+            else
+                rhs.link.emplace(".", node["link"].as<std::string>());
+        }
 
-        if (node["tooltip"])
-            rhs.tooltip = node["tooltip"].as<decltype(rhs.tooltip)>();
+        if (node["tooltip"]) {
+            if (node["tooltip"].IsMap())
+                rhs.tooltip = node["tooltip"].as<decltype(rhs.tooltip)>();
+            else
+                rhs.tooltip.emplace(".", node["tooltip"].as<std::string>());
+        }
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/tests/test_cases.cc b/tests/test_cases.cc
index 1994881c..d45ae925 100644
--- a/tests/test_cases.cc
+++ b/tests/test_cases.cc
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@
 void inject_diagram_options(std::shared_ptr<clanguml::config::diagram> diagram)
 {
     // Inject links config to all test cases
-    clanguml::config::generate_links_config links_config{
-        R"(https://github.com/bkryza/clang-uml/blob/{{ git.commit }}/{{ element.source.path }}#L{{ element.source.line }})",
-        R"({% if existsIn(element, "comment") and existsIn(element.comment, "brief")  %}{{ abbrv(trim(replace(element.comment.brief.0, "\n+", " ")), 256) }}{% else %}{{ element.name }}{% endif %})"};
+    clanguml::config::generate_links_config links_config;
 
-    diagram->generate_links.set(links_config);
+    links_config.link.emplace(".",
+        R"(https://github.com/bkryza/clang-uml/blob/{{ git.commit }}/{{ element.source.path }}#L{{ element.source.line }})");
+    links_config.tooltip.emplace(".",
+        R"({% if existsIn(element, "comment") and existsIn(element.comment, "brief")  %}{{ abbrv(trim(replace(element.comment.brief.0, "\n+", " ")), 256) }}{% else %}{{ element.name }}{% endif %})");
+
+    diagram->generate_links.set(std::move(links_config));
 }
 
 std::pair<clanguml::config::config_ptr,
@@ -249,7 +252,8 @@ void try_run_test_case(const diagram_source_storage &diagrams, TC &&tc)
             tc(diagrams.get<T>());
         }
         catch (doctest::TestFailureException &e) {
-            std::cout << "-----------------------------------------------------"
+            std::cout << "---------------------------------------------"
+                         "--------"
                          "--------------------------\n";
             std::cout << "Test case failed for diagram type "
                       << T::diagram_type_name << ": "
diff --git a/tests/test_config.cc b/tests/test_config.cc
index 9fd3195f..1c0d073d 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.cc
+++ b/tests/test_config.cc
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ TEST_CASE("Test config simple")
     CHECK(diagram.generate_packages() == true);
     CHECK(diagram.generate_template_argument_dependencies() == false);
     CHECK(diagram.generate_links == true);
-    CHECK(diagram.generate_links().link ==
+    CHECK(diagram.generate_links().link.at(".") ==
         "https://github.com/bkryza/clang-uml/blob/{{ git.branch }}/{{ "
         "element.source.file }}#L{{ element.source.line }}");
-    CHECK(diagram.generate_links().tooltip == "{{ element.comment }}");
+    CHECK(diagram.generate_links().tooltip.at(".") == "{{ element.comment }}");
 
     CHECK(
         diagram.comment_parser() == clanguml::config::comment_parser_t::clang);